Example sentences of "n't seem to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Now we 've tightened up at the back but we are not putting them away up front.do n't seem to be able to put them away up front . |
| 2 | She had n't told Frederick , there just had n't seemed to be the right time . |
| 3 | It had n't seemed to be worth while , not worth the hurt and upset . |
| 4 | Come that way er like , they do n't seemed to be giving it to 'em , and it was nothing to do with them , they bought it and , and they would have a search done as the reason when you buy houses are n't there ? |
| 5 | Whether strictly order twenty eight , er order sixty , rule twenty eight for erm applies in this case is not amount entirely clear to me because the obligation to lodge a bill of taxation under rule twenty nine provides that he must begin proceedings for the taxation either within three months after the judgement direction or order of the terminations enter sides are otherwise perfected , and that is presently on it 's face which seemed to be debited May of nineteen ninety three and er accordingly that is right , it 's not in fact been any failure to comply with order tw order sixty two , rule twenty nine , one , and that has n't been disregarded , it 's not entirely clear to me that erm there is any matter come from paragraph sub paragraph A of rule twenty eight , four , it may already require , still nevertheless erm fall within paragraph B of rule fo , erm there has in fact been a delay in lodging the bill of costs for taxation , the delay being really and truly , the delay in having the order of Mr Justice perfected and it seems to me that although in chasing matters generally speaking it is the court will itself draw the order , nevertheless where er it seems to be clearly in this case would contemplate it that counsel would sign a minute erm that counsel do sign a minute and that minute has been signed having forwarded by the defendants solicitors to the defendants solicitors seems to me it must be the case that erm the obligation to , as it were , forward that minute to the court , it is an obligation which would lie upon the plaintiffs solicitors and it maybe said that erm there has been delay and erm on the best it should be lodged with the court sealed , er shortly after it was received and that therefore on that footing there has been delay lodging the bill of costs for concession , er Mr , doctor does n't seemed to be take any point in relation to that er because it 's not in his interest to do so , it seems to be that he does have to say if it has been delayed , with an order of twenty eight rule four that 's a rule , rule , rule twenty eight er four if he is to have interest disbarred and er Mr er he 'll apparently have the matter of read before the taxing master , it seems that the taxing master did not chew any sympathy with that er suggestion , that er there was in fact no breach of the requirement rule twenty , four , Mr he said , very probably , that erm , look on text upon it , he really is concerned to erm have this case dealt with as you put it on the merits , it seems to me it 's in the interest of all parties that erm I should deal with the case on merits have on the assumption erm that er , that that was lodged properly I think , I ca I , a matter of which found within rule twenty eight , four and that the taxing officer give our interest under that rule . |
| 6 | There do n't seem to be enough hours in the day to do all the things you have to do , quite apart from your laundry ! |
| 7 | ‘ There just does n't seem to be an end to it , ’ she said . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm terribly sorry , I do n't seem to be able to find mine . ’ |
| 9 | Perhaps nothing , but as she waited for money which did n't seem to be coming , it was fairly certain the crash was going to mean something . |
| 10 | But it does n't seem to be an acceptable idea that something like burglary or a street crime can cause quite severe emotional disturbance . ’ |
| 11 | Critics seem to have it the other way round , so there 's a lot of stuff talked about me using different styles , but there does n't seem to be much said about whether it works , or whether it 's done with taste , or whether the end result is worth having . |
| 12 | ‘ You do n't seem to be getting your ration , judging by your nasty temper . ’ |
| 13 | She never managed to meet up with Vivienne and , as there did n't seem to be much happening at Dingwalls , we decided to drive down to Brighton , all of us crammed into the back of the Mini van . |
| 14 | They did n't seem to be embarrassed , whereas I used to try and hide everything and felt conscious of myself . ’ |
| 15 | I do n't seem to be able to take it in . |
| 16 | They also agree that a debate does n't seem to be taking place . |
| 17 | There did n't seem to be anything to do but to close the door , which I did . |
| 18 | She just did n't seem to be able to hang on to men , he thought impatiently , not like his Angie , wherever she was . |
| 19 | There did n't seem to be any good-time girls left except , maybe , Eleanor . |
| 20 | She did n't seem to be as strong as in her young days , and the socks stopped her catching him with her toenails . |
| 21 | He buried his nose in his glass to avoid meeting her eyes , but she did n't seem to be treating such a revolutionary idea as one of any importance . |
| 22 | Do n't seem to be able to make them hear . |
| 23 | Visits to Lille and visits from such important people as the Duke of Gloucester , the C-in-C , Lord Gort , and the Divisional Commander , a little Major-General called Montgomery who did n't seem to be to the liking of the younger officers . |
| 24 | He does n't seem to be able to master the technique . |
| 25 | ‘ I was beside myself with fear , and started panicking as she did n't seem to be able to swim . |
| 26 | I intended Birdland to be explicit but fun , a fantasy to counteract the Black Kiss style of violent sex comic , but these people do n't seem to be able to see that , ’ says Hernandez . |
| 27 | That was all , there did n't seem to be much to sing for . |
| 28 | ‘ He did n't seem to be too happy to be here , that 's all , ’ he said . |
| 29 | Perhaps it was just as well that there did n't seem to be any extra business around tonight . |
| 30 | The letter concluded : ‘ Convinced Nazis who are really inwardly certain of our final victory do n't seem to be too plentiful even among people who have otherwise courageously held their own at the Front . |